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["philip sauber" <mrtejas@lycos.com>]

You might consider that the King James version of the translation of the 
bible was written some 500 years ago and the horticultural references are 
probably what was familiar to Englishmen of 500 years ago.

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--------- Original Message ---------

DATE: Sat, 1 May 2004 08:27:24 
From: "Bill Russell" <shaman@pennswoods.net>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Cc: 

>The Locusts he ate may have been the fruit of a locust tree species. The 
>pods are called "St. John's Bread," or "Johnny Bread."
>
>Bill
>
>9:13 PM
>  Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Cicadas, eating thereof
>
>
>  In a message dated 4/30/2004 5:43:25 PM US Eastern Standard Time, 
> list@ginda.us writes:
>
>
>    Cicadas look quite similar to insects which are very tasty, such as 
>    grasshoppers and crickets.  I wouldn't be at all surprised if they are 
>    good to eat.
>
>
>  Didn't John The Baptist live in the desert eating wild honey & locusts? 
> How many years was it? If he survived on them.....?
>
>  Jerry 
>
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